Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) in Adults

Most adults with APD are not diagnosed in childhood and adolescence. Most adults with APD have struggled with listening to their entire lives and did not know that help was available or where to access help.

Did you know that Auditory Processing disorder can occur with hearing loss, making it even more difficult for older adults to hear, despite wearing hearing aids?

Auditory processing disorder is not detected by standard hearing tests, so it is easy to overlook.

Adults with difficulty understanding speech, especially when there is background noise, may have a hidden auditory processing disorder.

What are some of the symptoms of an auditory processing disorder in adults?

• Difficulty understanding conversation with background noise (i.e. restaurants or larger social gatherings).

• Difficulty dividing attention (i.e. talking on the phone while tuning out or listening to other sounds).
• Difficulty understanding when someone speaks quickly, or following long conversations.

• Difficulty understanding unfamiliar accents.

• Struggling to understand music lyrics or to hear differences between melodies.